Values
I have always known that I wanted to be someone who cared for other people and I think that stems from my need as I grew up to always try and help my friends and family. My parents taught me in many ways how people should treat one another. We did a lot together and …show more content…
I have learned from my own experiences and others that nurses will go way above what they need to do when it comes to caring for their patients. Being caring, understanding, and having patience are all so important in nursing because everyone has their own story, their own problems, and are at different places in their life. “Caring and nursing are so intertwined that nursing always appeared on the same page in a Google search for the definition of caring” (Lachman, 2012, p. 112). When you become a nurse, you are going to be meeting all kinds of different people with different beliefs, cultures, family dynamic’s, and so on, that you need to be open minded, non-judgmental and understanding to all of their needs. Along with understanding comes the patience to deal with the multitude of issues with each individual and